An assessment of the police power exercised by the states and the right to work bequeathed upon the overseas Filipino workers

• Main Authors: Gaddi, Ralyana Knushara M., Mercado, Patricia Anne C.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2014
• Subjects: Right to labor > Philippines; Foreign workers, Filipino—Legal status, laws, etc.; Labor and Employment Law; Law
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5437
• Institution: De La Salle University

Since time immemorial, several Filipinos have attempted to seek better employment opportunities abroad. These people are referred to as overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The number of OFWs has increased throughout the years. Unfortunately, these OFWs became prone to abuse and discrimination in their...